H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival - Portland, OR

Join us for the 24th Annual H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival at the Hollywood Theatre in Portland, OR on October 4-6, 2019! Our guest of honor is Victoria Price, daughter of the late Vincent Price. She'll be giving us an inside look of growing up in the shadow of the world's most beloved horror actor, and we'll be featuring some of his more Lovecraftian films!

We're still in the planning stages, so stay tuned for more info, including guest and film announcements. In the meantime, join our e-mail announcement list or our Facebook event to keep in touch with upcoming news.

CHECK BACK FREQUENTLY FOR UPDATES - we'll be frequently adding new programming and information until the show begins!

In the meantime, check out the archive of Guests and Films we showcased at our 23rd Annual Festival, which took place Oct 5-7, 2018.

2018 Kickstarter Campaign is LIVE! Get Tickets and Exclusive Rewards!

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The 2018 Kickstarter Campaign is LIVE!

Get Deluxe Ticket Packages, VIP Experiences, Innsmouth & Tiki-themed rewards, and help support the festival! If you're not able to attend this year, you can still enjoy the Tiki-goodness by pledging for "there in spirit" rewards (we'll ship them to you after the festival!).

Reward highlights include:

VIP PARTY - A NIGHT IN Y'HA-NTHLEI
This Tiki-inspired Reception at the Gilman House Lounge* takes place Thursday, October 4th. Our host and emcee, Tony Starlight will guide you through the evening's diversions while you hob nob with a few of our featured guests. Enjoy a traditional Hawaiian feast, tropical cocktails, live music by ukelele sensation The Walakeas, and a ritual like none you've experienced before! *VIP Reception is 7-10 pm on Thursday, October 4th, 1125 SE Madison, Portland, OR 97214.

LIMITED EDITION CTHULHU TIKI MUG
This custom made ceramic Tiki mug was designed by Brian Callahan and is perfect for holding about 16 oz of your favorite cold or hot beverages!

A Delta Green LARP! This is replacing our Founder's Game this year. Run by our good friend and OL (Original Lurker™) Aaron Vanek, with a host of supporting characters you'll recognize from the festival, and a story that will physically take you to several creepy Portland locations before its epic finale! All conveniently taking place from the morning of Friday, October 5th, and ending before doors open at the theater!

PORTLAND, OR - We are extremely excited to announce that Author and Screenwriter Chiaki J. Konaka will be our 2018 Guest of Honor! With over 200 screenwriting credits, he is best known in the US for Marebito, "Innsmouth Wo Oou Kage," "Ultraman Gaia," and "Mononoke." He is also well known among fans for putting Lovecraftian and Mythos elements in many of his works. As the screenwriter for the 1989 original video movie Psychic Vision: Jaganrei (which means "Evil Spirit"), Konaka penned one of the first films in the "J Horror" movement, influencing Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Takashi Shimizu, and others. His mythos novel Terror Rate, was translated to English in the anthology Inverted Kingdom, edited by Ken Asamatsu. His vampire novella will be translated into English in 2019.

Mr. Konaka will appear at the festival for Q&A and panel discussions throughout the weekend.

Japanese Idol Band Necronomidol to Perform at H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival

PORTLAND, OR - Necronomidol, an "occult-infused" Japanese Idol band, will be performing at the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival! The Lovecraftian metal pop, darkwave band will open the festival on Friday night, October 5th, and will also perform a longer set on Saturday night, October 6th. With song titles like "Strange Aeons," "Ithaqua," and "Celephais," festival attendees are sure to appreciate the juxtaposition of pop vocals, metal/darkwave instrumentals, and lyrics suffused with cosmic horror and mythological references.

*Lovecraft Under the Gun is a 72 hour film competition. Teams have 3 days to make a short film from scratch, using a line of dialogue and a prop that are revealed when they register. The audience chooses the winner based on technical merit, creativity, and how well they used the prop and line of dialogue.

**Pickman's Apprentive is a live drawing competition. Artists have 90 minutes to create an original piece based on a Lovecraftian monster, location, and action. The finished works are sold by silent auction. The proceeds are being donated to relief efforts in Puerto Rico after the devastation of Hurricane Maria.

Mission statement

The H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival ® & CthulhuCon™ promotes the works of H.P. Lovecraft, literary horror, and Weird tales through cinematic adaptations by professional and independent filmmakers, as well special event, book signings and author readings, panel discussions, musical performances, and much more. The festival was founded in 1995 by Andrew Migliore in the hope that H.P. Lovecraft would be rightly recognized as a master of gothic horror and his work more faithfully adapted to film and television.

"H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival®", "CthulhuCon™", and the Squidgate logo are the property of Lurker Films, Inc. and are used with permission.